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{{you may|Eye of the Storm|n1=the space station}}'''Eye of the storm''' was a phrase referring to people not affected by an event, such as a change in [[time]], due to them being at the very centre of the catalyst of that event. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', ''[[The Lie of the Land]]'')
{{dab page|Eye of the Storm (disambiguation)}}
'''Eye of the storm''' was a versatile phrase referring to various unaffected people and locations during temporal phenomena.


==History==
== History ==
During the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Dalek]]s were able to break through the [[quantum shield]] protecting [[Earth]] in [[1961]]. Emerging in [[East Berlin]], they proceeded to exterminate [[human]]ity. However, the Daleks were thwarted by the [[War Doctor]], who shifted the events of the invasion into an [[alternate timeline]]. Nevertheless, he acknowledged that East Berlin was the "eye of the storm", and so certain individuals would remember the encounter with himself and the Daleks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Vortex (audio story)|The Shadow Vortex]]'')
An eye of the storm was created during the [[War Doctor]]'s reversion of [[alternative timeline (The Shadow Vortex)|an alternative timeline]] where the [[Dalek]]s invaded [[1961]] [[East Berlin]] during the [[Last Great Time War]]. [[James Leith]] remained [[physical artefacts of altered history|physically in the same place]] despite the events leading up to it never happening, due to his proximity to the eye. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Shadow Vortex (audio story)}})
 
As noted by the [[Tenth Doctor]], the [[aircraft carrier]] ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]'', having housed the [[Paradox machine]] created by the [[Saxon Master]], was the "eye of the storm" of [[the Year That Never Was]]. As a result, everyone who was on the ''Valiant'' at the time of the Paradox Machine's destruction remained and remembered the events of the past year despite the reversal of time. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}})
 
When [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] was destroyed by [[the Silence]] on Earth, the explosion caused a [[Total event collapse]] which erased the vast majority of the [[the universe|entire universe]] from [[history]]. However, Earth would remain as the "eye of the storm", with the [[Eleventh Doctor]] explaining to [[Rory Williams]] that "[they were] just the last light to go out." ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Big Bang (TV story)}})
 
As the [[Twelfth Doctor]] explained to [[Bill Potts]], she was unaffected by the [[Monk (species)|Monks]]' influence on [[human]] [[mind]]s while within "[[Fake News Central]]" because they were at the "eye of the storm", since all the lies were broadcast from there. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Lie of the Land (TV story)}})


As noted by the [[Tenth Doctor]], the [[aircraft carrier]] ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]'', having housed the [[Paradox machine]] created by {{Simm}}, was the "eye of the storm" of [[the Year That Never Was]]. As a result, everyone who was on the ''Valiant'' at the time of the Paradox Machine's destruction remained and remembered the events of the past year despite the reversal of time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')
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[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]]

Latest revision as of 17:12, 11 August 2024

You may wish to consult Eye of the Storm (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Eye of the storm was a versatile phrase referring to various unaffected people and locations during temporal phenomena.

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An eye of the storm was created during the War Doctor's reversion of an alternative timeline where the Daleks invaded 1961 East Berlin during the Last Great Time War. James Leith remained physically in the same place despite the events leading up to it never happening, due to his proximity to the eye. (AUDIO: The Shadow Vortex [+]Loading...["The Shadow Vortex (audio story)"])

As noted by the Tenth Doctor, the aircraft carrier Valiant, having housed the Paradox machine created by the Saxon Master, was the "eye of the storm" of the Year That Never Was. As a result, everyone who was on the Valiant at the time of the Paradox Machine's destruction remained and remembered the events of the past year despite the reversal of time. (TV: Last of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"])

When the Doctor's TARDIS was destroyed by the Silence on Earth, the explosion caused a Total event collapse which erased the vast majority of the entire universe from history. However, Earth would remain as the "eye of the storm", with the Eleventh Doctor explaining to Rory Williams that "[they were] just the last light to go out." (TV: The Big Bang [+]Loading...["The Big Bang (TV story)"])

As the Twelfth Doctor explained to Bill Potts, she was unaffected by the Monks' influence on human minds while within "Fake News Central" because they were at the "eye of the storm", since all the lies were broadcast from there. (TV: The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"])

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